Training for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs

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ADE Health and Nutrition Services is dedicated to providing child nutrition professionals with training to support you and your teams' professional learning needs to fulfill annual training requirements, support program integrity, and elevate Child Nutrition Programs across Arizona.

ADE is here to help you fulfill your training needs to successfully operate your programs, and to help you and your staff obtain the annual training hours required for Professional Standards. Because the trainings offered are vast in quantity and diverse in content, ADE has drafted specialized curricula based on job duties to help customers get started creating training plans for the year. Each curriculum provides suggested trainings relevant to a specific role. Please note that the trainings are suggested but not required.

The table below includes the online trainings available from ADE on NSLP and SBP operations, as well as operating the Seamless Summer Option during COVID-19. Training types include recorded webinars, how-to guides, and online courses. Training certificates for recorded webinars can be found at the end of the webinar slides. Training certificates for how-to guides and online courses are at the end of the training.

For the Stay upLIFTed Webinar Series, please visit the Stay upLIFTed webpage.

For trainings on afterschool feeding programs, please click the Training on Afterschool Feeding button at the bottom of this page.

Training Type	Training Title	Training Length
Staying on Track Webinar Series
Webinar	June 2022 (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	May 2022 (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	April 2022 (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	March 2022 (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	February 2022 (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	January 2022 (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	December 2021 (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	November 2021 (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	October 2021 (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	September 2021 (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	August 2021 (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	July 2021 (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Administration
Online Course	Orientation to the National School Lunch Program Assessment	2.0 hours
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Submit Site and Sponsor Applications in CNPWeb	1.5 hour
Online Course	Designing Your Employee Training Plan Workbook	1.5 hours
Webinar	Professional Standards 101 (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Certification and Benefit Issuance
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Process Household Applications Activity Application #1 Activity Application #2 Activity Application #3 SY 21-22 Income Eligibility Guidelines	1.5 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Identify Household Applications That Are Error-Prone	0.5 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Create a Benefit Issuance Document (BID) Sample BID Enrollment List	1.0 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: Introduction to CNP Direct Certification in CNP Direct Certification/Direct Verification	0.5 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Directly Certify a Partial Match	0.5 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Conduct Direct Certification using State Match	0.25 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Conduct Direct Certification using File Upload	0.5 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Conduct Direct Certification using Individual Student Lookup	0.5 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Conduct Direct Certification Using Other Documentation	0.5 hour
Webinar	Direct Certification Best Practices (Recording) (Slides) Worksheet, Answer Key	0.5 hour
Webinar	Boost Your Eligibility Ability (Recording) (Slides)	1.5 hour
Civil Rights
Online Course	Civil Rights Compliance for Child Nutrition Operators	1.0 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Complete the Civil Rights Compliance Form	0.5 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to File a Civil Rights Complaint	0.5 hour
Communications & Marketing
upLIFT Webinar Series	#PlanYourBrand: Branding Your School Nutrition Programs (Recording) (Slides)	0.5 hour
Webinar	Promoting Your Child Nutrition Programs (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Counting & Claiming
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Complete Daily Edit Checks	1.0 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Submit a Claim in CNPWeb	0.75 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Submit a Claim in CNPWeb for Sites Operating the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)	0.75 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Submit a Claim in CNPWeb for Sites Operating the Special Assistance Provision 2	0.75 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Submit a Claim in CNPWeb for Sites Operating the Special Assistance Provision 3	0.75 hour
Webinar	Meal Counting Do’s and Don’ts (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
COVID-19
Webinar	Increasing Revenue Through At-Risk Afterschool Meals Participation (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	School Year 2021-2022 Waiver Review (Recording) (Slides)	1.5 hour
Webinar	Starting a Mobile Meal Service Model (Recording) (Slides)	1.5 hour
Farm to School & School Gardens
School Garden Webinar Series	Aligning Curriculum to School Garden Programs (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
School Garden Webinar Series	Aligning School Garden Seasonality with the Academic Calendar (Recording) (Slides) Resource	1.0 hour
School Garden Webinar Series	Garden to Cafe - Food Safety in School Garden (Recording) (Slides) ADHS School Garden Webpage Navigation	1.0 hour
School Garden Webinar Series	Soil Structure & Building Robust Soil Systems (Recording) (Slides) Resource Q&A	1.0 hour
School Garden Webinar Series	Sustainable Funding Streams for School Gardens (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
School Garden Webinar Series	Success Stories with Alhambra Elementary District (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
School Garden Webinar Series	Success Stories with Concordia Charter School, Inc. (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
School Garden Webinar Series	Success Stories with Humboldt Unified District (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
School Garden Webinar Series	Success Stories with Joseph City Unified District (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
School Garden Webinar Series	Success Stories with Osborn School District (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
School Garden Webinar Series	Success Stories with Prescott Unified School District (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	Virtual Food Education (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Webinar	Overview of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program for SY 2022-2023 (Recording) (Slides)	0.75 hour
Local Wellness Policy
Webinar	Local Wellness Policy Assessment: Making it Meaningful (Recording) (Slides)	1.5 hours
Webinar	Local Wellness Policy Final Rule: Guidance and Tools From ADE (Recording) (Slides)	1.5 hours
Menu Planning/Meal Pattern
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Plan a Lunch Menu	2.5 hours
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Plan a Breakfast Menu	1.5 hours
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Submit a Meal Pattern Waiver	0.5 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Complete the Medical Statement for Students with Special Dietary Accommodations	0.5 hour
Quick Guide	How to Submit a Meal Pattern Waiver	N/A
Webinar	CN Labels and Product Formulation Statements (Recording) (Slides)	0.75 hour
Webinar	Preschool Meal Pattern for School Food Authorities (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	Salad Bars in the School Nutrition Programs (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	The Transitional Standards for Milk, Sodium, and Whole Grains	0.75 hour
Nutrition
upLIFT Webinar Series	Baby Steps to a Better Menu (Recording) (Slides) Handout	0.5 hour
upLIFT Webinar Series	Eat Your Fruits and Veggies! (Recording) (Slides)	0.5 hour
Webinar	Nutrition Education for Your Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
upLIFT Webinar Series	Standout Story: Whole Grains (Recording) (Slides)	0.5 hour
upLIFT Webinar Series	Starting a Salad Bar, Part 1: The Why (Recording) (Slides) Handout	0.5 hour
upLIFT Webinar Series	Using Taste Tests and Surveys to Engage Students in School Meals (Recording) (Slides) Taste Tests Timeline and Checklist Deer Valley USD Organizing Taste Tests Deer Valley USD Tasting Experience	0.5 hour
upLIFT Webinar Series	What to Look For: Nutrition Facts Labels and Ingredient Lists (Recording) (Slides)	0.5 hour
Operations
Webinar	Production Record Overview (Recording) (Slides)	0.5 hour
Webinar	Recognizing a Reimbursable Breakfast Meal at the Point of Service (Recording) (Slides)	0.5 hour
Webinar	Recognizing a Reimbursable Meal at the Point of Service (Recording) (Slides)	0.5 hour
upLIFT Webinar Series	Standout Story: Whole Grains (Recording) (Slides)	0.5 hour
upLIFT Webinar Series	Starting a Salad Bar, Part 2: The How (Recording) (Slides) Salad Bar Implementation Checklist and Resources	0.5 hour
Webinar	Using Appropriate Serving Utensils (Recording) (Slides)	0.5 hour
Online Course	Meal or No Meal In game format, attendees will be provided 9 different trays in which they must identify if the tray is reimbursable for lunch for Offer vs. Serve. Training can be completed by single user or used by a facilitator in a group training.	0.25 hour
Online Course	Meal or No Meal – Breakfast Edition In game format, attendees will be provided 9 different trays in which they must identify if the tray is reimbursable for breakfast for Offer vs. Serve. Training can be completed by single user or used by a facilitator in a group training.	0.25 hour
Procurement
Webinar	Procurement Basics (Recording) (Slides)	2.5 hour
Webinar	Buy American Provision (Recording) (Slides) FAQ	0.5 hour
Resource/Financial Management
Webinar	Assessing Your Finances: Where Do You Go From Here? (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 Hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Complete the Capital Expenditure Pre-Approval Request Form	0.25 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Complete the Excess Cash Spending Plan	1.0 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Complete the Net Cash Resource Worksheet for Compliance with the Paid Lunch Equity Exemption Requirement	0.5 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Complete the Non-Program Food Revenue Tool	0.75 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Determine Adult Meal Prices Using the Adult Meal Pricing Tool	0.5 hour
School Breakfast Administration
Webinar	Equipment for Your School Breakfast Program (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	Implementing Alternative Service Models in Your School Breakfast Program (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Smart Snacks
Online Course	Smart Snacks and Competitive Foods Standards in Arizona	0.5 hour
Webinar	The What, Why and How of Smart Snacks (Recording) (Slides) Worksheet, Answer Key	1.0 hour
Webinar	Smart Snacks (Recording) (Slides)	0.75 hour
Special Assistance Provisions: Application and Operation
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction for Special Assistance: How to Apply for an Extension in Provision 2 or Provision 3	1.0 hour
Online Course	How to Apply and Operate Special Assistance Provision 2/3 Base Year	1.0 hour
Online Course	How to Operate Special Assistance Provision 2/3 Non-Base Year	1.0 hour
Online Course	Implementing the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)	0.5 hour
USDA Foods Program Operations
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Create a Brown Box Catalog Requisition	0.25 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Create a Processing Catalog Requisition	0.5 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Create a Surplus Catalog Requisition	0.25 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Schedule a Shipment and Complete a Shipment Verification	0.5 hour
Webinar	USDA Foods Welcome Back SY 21-22 (Recording) (Slides)	1.25 hours
Webinar	USDA Foods in Program Year 2022-2023: How to Spend Not Knowing What's Around the Bend (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Verification
Online Course	Verification Review	2.0 hours
Webinar	Verification Review for School Year 2021-2022 (Recording) (Slides) Verification Best Practices Calendar It’s More Than a Meal Application (English) (Spanish)	1.25 hours
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Conduct Direct Verification	1.5 hour
How-To Guide	Step-By-Step: How to Submit a Verification Confirmation Review Waiver	0.5 hour
How-To Guide	Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Submit the Second Review of Applications Report in CNP Verification Reporting	0.5 hour
Webinar	Submitting the Verification Summary Report for SFAs That Collected Applications-December 9, 2021 (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour
Webinar	Submitting the Verification Summary Report for SFAs That Did NOT Collect Applications- January 20, 2022 (Recording) (Slides)	1.0 hour

Training on Afterschool Feeding

From the Health and Nutrition Services Blog

2022 Farm Fresh Challenge Fri, Oct 22 2021

2022 Farm Fresh Challenge

Interested in Creating Your Kitchen? Fri, May 7 2021

The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is excited to announce a new partnership with the Chef Ann Foundation, Life Time Foundation, and Whole Kids Foundation! These organizations are part of the newly formed ScratchWorks Collective and are dedicated to improving the quality of school meals and love sharing their expertise with school nutrition professionals. These partners look forward to supporting 10 Arizona Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) in a three-phase program to help operators regain their kitchens and menus as they recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chef Ann Foundation will kick-off this collaborative work by sending a culinary trained school food operational expert to each of the selected LEAs for a one-day on-site consultation to create a two-year plan with built-in mentoring designed to transform your kitchens, develop your staff, and take control of your finances to support the menu of your dreams.